Do a search on Head-Fi, by post, for the following search term (leaving in the asterisks):
****** OR ******
Right now, the search function is semi-broken (we'll have that fixed soon), with only the first page in "Show results as posts" working; but it only takes the first page to get the point across.
Here are some examples of some of what I see as a growing problem here:[size=xx-small] Quote:
....The polls are about as on target as a monkey throwing **** at airplanes is....
....They should also thank god that America is so willing to cover their asses when the middle east obviously couldn't give a **** about them....
....Hes also a damn ****ty actor....
....The fact that I brought up the speaking thing is because, well, ****, it's embarassing when your president....
....just because some idiot possibly gets our country in deep **** doesn't mean it's suddenly my responsibility....
....Hey lets mix images of people getting ass ****ed and shot....
....IT'S ABOUT ****ING TIME SOMEBODY DID THIS....
....****....****....****....****....****....****in g.... [pulled from one long post, this is not the entire contents of the post]
....it's just very stupid marketing ********....
....i watched old school on saturday, good ****....
....i really think that racial profiling on the whole is a bunch of ******** that people like to complain about....
....maybe he just found out his wife was ****ing his brother....
....oh ****, tricky's chick released a solo....
....and bootleg generally means **** quality....
....hmm, guess i fuct up big time....
....which translates to piece of **** bootleg. ****ing scumbags....
....I'm just whining since I don't have cable here. ****....
....All I can say is kick-****ing-ass....
....or at least beating the **** out of my computer....
....Guys, shut the **** up and leave if you don't like the poll....
....doesn't mean ****.... |
[/size]Now those are just examples from three individuals.
Here's a search of all of Audio Asylum (you can change the search query as you wish), keeping in mind that Audio Asylum reaches an even bigger membership, and that has a slightly higher post activity:
http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/search...sortOrder=DESC
In real life, I do tend to swear, and, depending on whom I'm with, sometimes
a lot. But on these forums, with thousands of people of a
wide range of ages, beliefs, standards, etc., I try to keep myself in check in that regard.
The swearing on this forum has, in my opinion, gotten
way out of hand. If you don't agree with me, well then you don't agree with me. Had it happened once in a while, I'd have left it alone. But it got to the point where the place feels dumpier to me due to what I consider tremendous overuse of the swearing, and I feel that, at its current levels, it reflects a certain disrespect for the community as a whole. That's my opinion, and that's how I feel, and I know that some will agree with me, and some won't. Because it stopped happening just every once in a while, I decided to step in. And if some people leave over it, then that's what happens.
EDIT 2003-09-23 14:04 EST: I've been asked what the standard's going to be. I haven't come up with any verbiage for the Head-Fi Rules & Terms of Use yet, but my preliminary standard is U.S. prime time network television (no, not including HBO). If it wouldn't fly on U.S. network prime time television, it probably won't here either.
